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This Time Last Year

This Time Last Year

I can't believe I haven't written about this until now.  Actually, I totally can as it took me two years to post about our wedding and I'm still si...
In Defence of Halloween

In Defence of Halloween

This is going to come as a HUGE SHOCK to our American friends out there, but there is a strong and vocal anti-Halloween contingent in New Zealand....
Hey!  We Got Married!! Two years ago.

Hey! We Got Married!! Two years ago.

Do you wanna know about our wedding?  Do you love super photo-heavy blog posts? Do you have a super-high tolerance for narcissism and giggly, sappy...
A Sweet Night

A Sweet Night

So, most parents have a sense of bedtime urgency that kicks in about halfway through dinner when the conversation has dissolved into shouting about...
Our Epic Journey Finale:  Hawaii

Our Epic Journey Finale: Hawaii

I don't know if you know this about me (Laurel), but I've got some incredible friends.  The kind of friends that you can be a total ass around and ...
Our Epic Journey Part 3 - Texas!

Our Epic Journey Part 3 - Texas!

So, I've been trying for weeks to write this post, but it's hard ya'll, so I think we might just have to settle for a photo essay.  Texas is big an...
Our Epic Journey Part Two!

Our Epic Journey Part Two!

After selling our souls to Disney (or rather paying large sums of money to surrender them), we said our goodbyes to the best hosts ever and set off...
Our Epic Journey, Part 1

Our Epic Journey, Part 1

Well, we're home.  This past June, we headed off on a 2 month overseas adventure thanks to the kind understanding of all of our lovely customers, t...
A Big Day!

A Big Day!

Earlier this month, our oldest boy, Henry, started school.  Here in New Zealand, kids usually start on their 5th birthdays, but none of us were qui...
This is the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me

This is the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me

Yes, it's a thing. How shallow, I know!  It isn't really the best thing that ever happened to me, I mean, I have kids and I was a high school che...
Exciting News

Exciting News

Hi!  Well, it's been quite an exciting week around these parts.  We bought a new house!  So much for paying off the mortgage by the time Ash is 40....
A Meandering and Long-winded Way to Tell You What it's Like to go on a Road Trip With Us

A Meandering and Long-winded Way to Tell You What it's Like to go on a Road Trip With Us

Well.  Ash and I just looooove to plan.  And think about our future.  And possible avenues for growing/changing/evolving our business.  We have ...